https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:08:43 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lotus-birth-1#post-717374 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:55:07 +0000 FarmWifeGina 717374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Twine: Sure! I haven't done it yet, but I'm gathering research and planning right now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lotus-birth-1#post-717373 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:54:47 +0000 StbHisMrs 717373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nuh Uh. </p> <p>How in the world does the baby safely sleep with a bowl full of placenta next to it. Gross. No. Not for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lotus-birth-1#post-717358 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:51:13 +0000 mrskc 717358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not for me. </p> <p>@Mrs. Twine: I would love a post about eating your placenta! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lotus-birth-1#post-717351 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:49:20 +0000 Sweet T 717351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Never ever! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lotus-birth-1#post-717336 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:45:32 +0000 Arden 717336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Twine: Totally! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lotus-birth-1#post-717328 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:43:43 +0000 Mrs. Twine 717328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Arden; @Farmwifegina; if I get the okay, want to team up with/help me on a post about this? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lotus-birth-1#post-717279 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:34:58 +0000 Alivoo01 717279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Interesting, but omg! That's just weird since the placenta is still attached... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lotus-birth-1#post-717233 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:27:34 +0000 Rhdscait 717233@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just read an article on this to my husband. One of the arguments was that the baby has 9 months, in utero, to grow attached to the placenta. Therefore, he or she should have time to grow independent rather than just an abrupt separation. However, I don't find that to be a valid argument as the placenta is carried in a bowl separate from the baby. The only part that is still accessible to the baby is the umbilical cord unless I'm confused as to how it works. It's definitely not something for me but to each his own. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lotus-birth-1#post-717229 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:27:03 +0000 Arden 717229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FarmWifeGina: @Mrs. Twine: I encapsulated mine! It helped dramatically with my energy and mood, and I have tons of milk and a very rapidly growing newborn! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lotus-birth-1#post-717199 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:22:34 +0000 Mrs. Twine 717199@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Farmwifegina; That's the main reason that I did it. And be prepared for some mind-blowingly fabulous help with postpartum mood crashes, too. I hope you have good success with it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lotus-birth-1#post-717189 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:19:43 +0000 FarmWifeGina 717189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Twine: Lol, what's that quote from Ina May Gaskins about delayed cord clamping and making up a religion to keep the doctor from cutting too early if you had to? Ha! Yeah, consuming my placenta is one of the tools I am planning to use to promote a better milk supply. *fingers crossed!* </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lotus-birth-1#post-717177 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:17:31 +0000 Weagle 717177@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. No. No. No. No. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lotus-birth-1#post-717167 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:14:58 +0000 Mrs. Twine 717167@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@farmwifegina; same! I ate my placenta. It was awesome. Post-worthy, even? I would recommend it whole-heartedly. We had to tell the hospital we were going to plant a tree over it so it could go from biohazard to religious preference. So ridiculous to have to claim religious exemption for that, in my opinion. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lotus-birth-1#post-717154 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:11:52 +0000 pui 717154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't do it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lotus-birth-1#post-717147 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:10:17 +0000 avivoca 717147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh heck no. Not for me. I may consider placenta encapsulation, but I'm not carrying it around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lotus-birth-1#post-717020 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:44:20 +0000 MrsTiz 717020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nonononono. Blech.</p> <p>That is like the scene in Wanderlust where that crazy hippy lady is carrying hers around in a bowl. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lotus-birth-1#post-717010 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:43:04 +0000 Koolbreeze 717010@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not for me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lotus-birth-1#post-717006 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:42:08 +0000 LuLu Mom 717006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not for me at all, it actually kind of freaks me out thinking about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lotus-birth-1#post-716967 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:35:11 +0000 TheSwissWifeStyle 716967@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not for me. I wouldn't want to lug around a rotting placenta for ten days. I wouldn't mind a bit of a delay in the cord cutting though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lotus-birth-1#post-716909 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:18:51 +0000 lovehoneybee 716909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know there are benefits to delayed cord clamping (although this didn't end up being possible for me) but this just seems like way too much...definitely not for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lotus-birth-1#post-716899 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:16:19 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 716899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lotus-birth-1#post-716894 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:14:01 +0000 boiledpnut 716894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swurlygurl: Right? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lotus-birth-1#post-716892 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:13:06 +0000 swurlygurl 716892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, I feel like it would be awkward/ridiculous to carry around a baby and dying placenta... Plus, stink much?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lotus-birth-1#post-716885 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:11:18 +0000 FarmWifeGina 716885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. Because I want to eat the placenta, LOL. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lotus-birth-1#post-716880 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:10:53 +0000 runsyellowlites 716880@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not for me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lotus-birth-1#post-716878 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:10:35 +0000 boiledpnut 716878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In all honesty, it creeps me out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lotus-birth-1#post-716873 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:09:42 +0000 Boheme 716873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No way. Even in nature, animals sever the umbilical cord from the placenta. I can't imagine leaving necrotic tissue attached to my newborn. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lotus-birth-1#post-716865 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:06:51 +0000 boiledpnut 716865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Would you ever consider doing this?</p> <p><a href="http://huff.to/171KF2u" rel="nofollow">http://huff.to/171KF2u</a> </p>